INPE's Deter system recorded 2,874.38 km² under alert from August 2025 through July 2026, the lowest level in the comparable series and 55.6% below the decade average. The signal is encouraging, but it is not yet the official annual rate to be consolidated by Prodes.
A Greenpeace satellite analysis recorded clearing in Santiago del Estero, Salta, Formosa and Chaco between January and June 2026. The territorial distribution of the loss and Salta's increase expose gaps in enforcement, penalties and funding for native-forest protection.
UCLA’s STOP Methane report identified the Norte III Environmental Complex, operated by CEAMSE, as the municipal waste site with the highest observed hourly methane rate in 2025. The finding reopens the debate on landfilling, biogas and circular economy in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area.